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Colour

#BBCAF2

  • #BBCAF2
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Nearest: Light steelblue

#BBCAF2 is a blue with RGB values 187, 202, 242 and HSL 224°, 68%, 84%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light steelblue.

Colour values

#BBCAF2#BBCAF2
HEX#BBCAF2
RGBrgb(187, 202, 242)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.7922, 0.949
RGB percentages73.3%, 79.2%, 94.9%
HSLhsl(223.6, 67.9%, 84.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(223.6, 22.7%, 94.9%)
CMYK22.7%, 16.5%, 0%, 5.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,307,186
CSS custom property--colour: #BBCAF2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.84:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#44350D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BECDF4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC8F1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.9 from the original
Tritanopia#ADD2D7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light steelblue · ΔE 8.3Lavender · ΔE 15.7Thistle · ΔE 15.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.9Light blue · ΔE 17.5Sky blue · ΔE 18.3
Nearest named CSS colourLight steelblue (#B0C4DE)ΔE 8.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F2E3BB
Analogous#BBE5F2, #C7BBF2
Triadic#F2BBCA, #CAF2BB
Split complementary#F2C7BB, #E5F2BB
Tetradic#F2BBE5, #F2E3BB, #BBF2C7

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#E6EBFA
Darker −10%#90A9EA
Darker −20%#6587E2
Darker −30%#3B66D9
Darker −40%#244EBD
More saturated +25%#B1C5FC
Less saturated −25%#C5CFE8

Channel breakdown

R187
G202
B242
Red187 (73.3%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue242 (94.9%)
Hue223.64°
Saturation (HSL)67.9%
Lightness84.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR BB · G CA · B F2

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